Course Details/Schedule

Day 1

• Inspection, Examination, and Pressure Testing Practices
• Inspection Plans
• Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)
• Preparation for Inspection 
• Inspection for Types and Locations of Damage Modes of Deterioration and Failure
• General Types of Inspection and Surveillance 
• Condition Monitoring Methods

Day 2

• Corrosion Under Insulation Inspection 
• Mixing Point Inspection 
• Injection Point Inspection
• Pressure Testing of Piping Systems 
• Material Verification and Traceability 
• Inspection of Valves 
• In-service Inspection of Welds
• Inspection of Flanged Joints 

Day 3

• Interval/Frequency and Extent of Inspection 6.1 General 
• Inspection During Installation and Service Changes
• Piping Inspection Planning 
• Extent of Visual External and CUI Inspections
• Extent of Thickness Measurement Inspection and Data Analysis
• Extent of Inspections on Small-bore Piping, Deadlegs, Auxiliary Piping, and Threaded Connections
• Inspection and Maintenance of Pressure-relieving Devices (PRDs) 

Day 4

• Inspection Data Evaluation, Analysis, and Recording 
• Corrosion Rate Determination 
• Remaining Life Calculations 
• Newly Installed Piping Systems or Changes in Service
• Existing and Replacement Piping 
• MAWP Determination 
• Required Thickness Determination

Day 5

• Assessment of Inspection Findings 
• Piping Stress Analysis 
• Reporting and Records for Piping System Inspection 
• Inspection Recommendations for Repair or Replacement
• Inspection Records for External Inspections
• Piping Failure and Leak Reports 
• Inspection Deferral or Interval Revision 

Day 6

• Repairs, Alterations, and Rerating of Piping Systems 
• Repairs and Alterations 
• Welding and Hot Tapping 
• Re-rating 

Day 7

• Inspection of Buried Piping
• Above-grade Visual Surveillance 
• Close-interval Potential Survey
• Pipe Coating Holiday Survey 
• Soil Resistivity 
• Cathodic Protection Monitoring 
• Inspection Methods
• Frequency and Extent of Inspection 
• Repairs to Buried Piping Systems

Day 8

• ASME B31.3 Process Piping
• Introduction to ASME, scope and definitions
• Design requirements and sample calculations
• Materials specifications and limitations
• Fabrication, assembly and erection requirements
• Inspection, examination and testing
• ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Scope
• Pressure Temperature Ratings
• Markings, Materials and Dimensions
• Test Methods for Establishing Pressure
• Temperature Ratings

Day 9

• API RP 571, Damage Mechanisms (related to process piping, in general)
• Erosion/Erosion-Corrosion
• Mechanical Fatigue
• Galvanic Corrosion
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
• Boiler Water Condensate Corrosion

Day 10

•  Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
• Soil Corrosion
• Caustic Corrosion
• Sulfidation
• Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC)
• Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
• Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Corrosion
• Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
• Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking

Day 11

• ASME Section 5
• Article 1, General Requirements
• Article 2, Radiographic Examination
• Article 6, Liquid Penetrant Examination
• Article 7, Magnetic Particle Examination
• Article 9, Visual Examination
• Article 10, Leak Testing
• Article 23, Section SE-797, Ultrasonic Standards
• ASME Section 9
• Article 1, Welding General Requirements
• Article 2, Welding Procedure Qualifications
• Article 3, Welding Performance Qualifications
• Article 4, Welding Data

Day 12

• API RP 577, Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
• Definitions
• Welding inspection, processes, procedure, materials
• Welder qualifications
• Non-destructive examination
• Metallurgy
• Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Welding Issues